Over-age students, primary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Over-age students, primary, male was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Sierra Leone, 1983–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.2% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.8% on the previous year and down 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 17.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Over-age students, primary, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.1% | — |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -97.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 0.2% | 13.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 182 Uzbekistan 0.5% compare
- 183 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 184 Malaysia 0.3% compare
- 186 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 187 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 188 Canada 0.0% compare
- 188 Japan 0.0%
- 188 Norway 0.0% compare
- 188 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Sierra Leone?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Sierra Leone was 0.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.